18B Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Hitchin ceased to have an allocation of Class 08 shunters in February 1978 when 08549/50/57 were all reallocated to nearby Finsbury Park, but just wondered when it actually closed as a depot/SP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERS Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 According to Wicki’, it closed as a depot in April 1978, corresponding with the switch of allocation to Hornsey the previous month. There are pics of locos standing in the yard well into the 80s and track plant beyond that time but I guess it only had the status of sidings by that point and with the loss of the remaining loco hauled passenger services in 1977, I doubt there was much call for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted April 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 13, 2018 I thought it went over to repairing on track plant. It later was used to service Fastline's Class 56s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcm@gwr Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Last night (at our local MRC) I had a chat with a couple of ex-drivers, who both worked at Hitchin Depot, although at different times. They both agreed that it was probably still in use (in some form) until the early eighties, maybe 1982. The brother of one also was based there on (I think) Outside Plant Maint. (he still has the oak beams used to support lift units when the winding mechanism was being worked on) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Hello everyone Please, please, please I want track plan of hitchin diesel depot because I was trying to find track plan of hitchin diesel depot for micro layout thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 Couple of images that might help: 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 That shed was demolished a week or two ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halvarras Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 1 hour ago, woodenhead said: Couple of images that might help: Third loco back looks like blue D5909...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted February 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 20, 2023 7 hours ago, Michael Hodgson said: That shed was demolished a week or two ago. That's a shame. Pity it wasn't dismantled and used on a preserved railway 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class37418stag Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) Hello everyone I has found one photo of model railway layout of hitchin diesel depot from flickr and I need more seen who owner of hitchin diesel depot layout thank you Edited February 20, 2023 by class37418stag 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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